Sponsoring companies and their free comics have been announced for Free Comic Book Day, the huge comic store promotional event scheduled for May 7th.

Platinum Studios is working with Relativity Management and The Shop Animation Studios to produce a CGI-feature animated film based on Italian comic property Dylan Dog.

John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics in Williston Park, Long Island (in business since 1992) found that the date made this year's Free Comic Book Day a tougher sell.

Rebellion has named Jamie Boardman as the editor for its line of graphic novels that will feature characters and comics from 2000 AD.

Darin Batten of All Star Comics and Games in Mishawaka, Indiana saw Timothy Davis' plea for comics for kids, and Brian Hibbs' response, and expressed his desire for a Marvel kid's comic.

ICv2's popular monthly Top 300 Comics and Top 300 Graphic Novel lists have now been archived for your convenience.

Viz Communications has announced its lineup for the American edition of Shonen Jump and there is a strong TV connection evident in the choice of material for the magazine, which makes sense given Viz's goal of attaining mass market success with a circulation of one million in two years.

The good news is that ToyBiz action figures are getting better and better thanks to new high tech imaging equipment and an increasing willingness to hire top sculptors, but the bad news is that the first wave of Spider-Man Movie Action Figures showed up in Wal-Mart (and reportedly, in Toys R Us) a month before other channels.

New products dominated the Top 10 Cool lists this month, as strong new releases timed for the holidays pushed aside older ones.

Marvel's dismal fourth quarter performance capped off a very bad year, which saw the company's net sales decline from $319 million to $231 million.